Several traffic lights are out at the intersection of Hawthorne Avenue and Oglethorpe Avenue due to a blown transformer, according to an alert sent out by the Athens-Clarke County Police Department about 4:12 p.m. Wednesday.

According to the alert, the lights are out or malfunctioning in the area of Prince, Hawthorne, Sunset and Satula avenues.

Commuters are being asked by police to use extreme caution in the area.